Pinless hairdressing device



Sept. 21, 1943. BREGQU 2,329,821

PINLESS HAIR DRESSING DEVICE Filed Jan. 14, 1943 Patented Sept. 21, 1943 llNlTE D STATES eerie PINLESS HA IRDRESSING DEVICE Louis V. Bregou, Worcester, Mass.

' Application Januaryil l, 1943, Serial a... 472,405 (Cl.f132 38) 10 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for dressing and curling the hair without the usev ofhair pins. Objects of .the invention includethe provision of a halo-like harness or crown which is adapted to be secured to the head in any desired manner such as by ribbonsv or straps and to which are secured a plurality, of articulated devices pivoted thereto, each of said devices including a plurality of extended pivoted joints so that saiddevices may be positioned, over the entire scalp andgback of the head for the purpose of retaining and holding down curls while the samearedrying; the provision of a halo-like harness or crown which is adapted to be secured to the head, there being pivoted to the crown a plurality of spaced outwardly extending fingers, said fingers bein articulated and having secured thereto a plural ity of hair or curl holding or gripping devices which are adapted to overlie and hold curls down on the head while H being formed of a resilient material such as synthetic plastic so that a light resilient holding ef feet is produced on curls at any point throughout the area of the hair; and the provision of a halo-like harness or crown which is adapted to b secured in any convenient manner on the top of the head, said crown having secured thereto a plurality of spaced, free-ended articulated fin gers; said fingers comprising a series of jointed elements which are pivotable relative to each other, certain of said elements being provided with hold down devices for holding curls-to the head at any position of the curls on the head. I Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to' the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device embodying the invention and showing the curl-holding fingers extended;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed View of a portion of one of the articulated fingers;

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of one of the curl holding elements Fig. 4 is an edge view of the finger shown in Fig. 2, illustrating the holding action of the de-- vice, and

Fig. 5 is a section In Fig. 1 I have which embodies a halo-like harness or crown H which may be in the form 01 a circle as shown or which may be of any other desired shape. The crown l may be adjustable if desired to increase its length and diameter but this is not necessary to the invention and has not been shown. I proon line 5 of Fig. 3.

they are drying, said fingers i shown the complete device difierent lengths lor gripping the hair vide a pair of straps or ribbons 12 which may be used to secure crown 10 to the top of the head by passing the ribbons uncler the chin oraround the-neckinan obvious manner.

The crown ll). isprovidedwith a plurality of radial extending free ended articulated fingers, each of these fingers being pivoted to thecrown so: that they may be extended as shown in Fig. 1 or selectively placed in overlapping position relative. to the crown for packing, or storagewhen the device is not in use. These fingersmay beef and theymay have different characteristics, but all of the fingers embody a series of articulated links M, which may be pivoted together by any desired means as by pins l6.

Each link 1411s pivotable jacent links and each finger is pivoted to the crown Id. In this way it will be seen that any desired location on the head mayhave a link superimposed thereon by pivoting the links in a manner to accomplish this result. The links are made of any desired materiaL but it .is preferred to form them of a plastic which has a certain a purpose to be described. Certain of the links are provided withhold down devices 48, each of these devices comprising a substantially fiat body of any desired shape but having a serratedside 20, as shown in Fig. 3 and to prevent accidental displacement during use. It will be seen that the resilience of the articulated fingers will provide for lightly holding curls to the head so that the curls will remain undisturbed during the drying period and the formation of the hold down devices" lBgis". suchthat the fingers and the links co p i t e fin rs .willinot skid or pivot once they'have been set in placetohold a curl. If desired, each link which is secured to crown I!) may be formed on a curve as shown at 22 in Fig. 4 to provide an additional resilience and to allow for easier swinging of each entire finger from the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 4 into a position overlying or interior of the crown II].

In Fig. 1 I have shown a proposed embodiment of the invention wherein a certain number of fingers indicated at 24 are adapted to be used at the forehead area, fingers 24 being shorter than the others for this purpose and in this case each of the link M of fingers 24 is provided with a hold down device 18 so that the scalp area in the region of the forehead can be completely covered with curls. At either side of the series of the fingers 24 I may provide a finger 26 similar to fingers 24 but having an additional link l4 and relative to the next ad'- holding member Hi to provide for the increased hair area at the sides of the forehead.

At the sides of fingers 26 I provide fingers 28 at the temple area, these fingers having the same articulated links i l, some of which however are not provided with the hold down devices 18, but in which the end links are so provided. By this construction I provide for a wave area which is unimpeded by the hold down devices l8.

At the rear of the head I provide fingers 30 which are similar to fingers 24 or 26 and beyond fingers 3i] I provide a series of fingers 32 which may be similar to those of 28 and which have some links which are not provided with the hold down devices l8 so as to provide for a wave area in the back of the head. I

.It is to be understood thatthe specific number of fingers is immaterial to the invention and either a less or greater number thereof may be used without departing from the scope of the invention. Likewise, the specific application of the hold down devices l8 to the various links may be greatly variedwhile still coming within the purview of the invention. Also the hold down devices may assume widely differing shapes and conformations, but it is preferred that these devices should be concaved at their serrated sides to conform to the shape of the head and to provide for a better holding action on the individual curls. It is not material as to what holds any one of the fingers to the head since it is apparent that even one single finger might be used by tying it on to the scalp so that the crown l would not be necessary. v

It will be seen from the above that this invention does away with the necessity for using any kind of pins for holding the curls in place as they have been held in the prior art, during the drying period, and the present invention provides means for holding curls at any area of the head by means of many difierent possible variations in disposition of the articulated fingers and links. Incidentally, the area within the crown ill will ordinarily be a wave area, but it will be seen that the fingers may be pivoted around to lie within the area of the crown to hold curls in this area if desired. g Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is: 4

1. A device of the class described comprising an articulated finger including a series of links pivoted together, curl holding devices secured to certain of the links, and means for holding the finger in position on the head, said curl holding devices each comprising a. body lying substantially parallel to the surface of the head to hold the curls flat.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support, an articulated finger pivoted to the support and including a series of pivoted links, serrated curl holding devices on certain of said links, certain links being pivotable relative to each other, and said finger being pivotable on its support to hold curls to the head at different point relative thereto.

3. A device of the class described comprising a support, an elongated articulated finger secured at one end thereof to the support and having a free end, said finger being pivotable on the support and including a series of links pivoted together, certain of said links being provided with serrated curl hold down device.

4. A device of the class described comprising a support, a series of fingers pivoted to the support, each finger being composed of a series of relatively pivoted links, means on certain links for holding curls formed'on the scalp, and means to hold the support to a head.

'5. A device of the class described comprising a support, a series of free-ended, articulated fingers pivoted to the support in mutually spaced relation, serrated curl holders on said fingers, the latter being resilient to in efiect lightly grip the head of the user, and means to hold the device to the head.

6. A device of the class described comprising a support, means to hold the support to the head of a user, a series of fingers pivoted to a section of the support at the forehead, a finger at the temple sections of the support, and a series of fingers at the back section of the support, all of said fingers having curl holders secured thereto.

'7. A device as recited in claim 6 wherein the fingers are made of a resilient material to impart a slight gripping action to the head.

8. A device as recited in claim 6 wherein the fingers comprise articulated links, certain links beingprovided with the curl holders and other links being plain.

9. A device as recited in claim 6 wherein the fingers comprise articulated links and the link of each finger adjacent the support is arched.

ID. A device of the class described comprising a series of links of resilient material, said links being pivoted together to form an elongated articulated element, curl holders secured to certain links, each holder comprising an enlarged membr extending laterally of its link and having a serrated side to be applied to the curls.

LOUIS V. BRIIGOU. 

